Current guidelines recommend against revascularization of the noninfarct artery during the index percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in hemodynamically stable patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This was based largely…
The clinical and electrocardiographic features of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk, ALCAPA, a frequently fatal congenital cardiac malformation, are described in an 8 1/2-month-old female. An 8…
We read the review article by Christakopoulos et al. The authors analyzed an important clinical question in their review article. However, we are perplexed by the poor methodology and presentation of…
The report by Singh et al, published online ahead of print on February 18, 2015, in The American Journal of Cardiology , about cardiac arrest (CA) and takotsubo syndrome (TTS), provides…
We have read the report by Sassone et al in a recent issue of the Journal. In a retrospective, single-center study, they observed that patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB)…
Transcatheter heart valve (THV) embolization is a rare but serious complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Studies, including case reports, case series, and original reports published between 2002 and 2013,…
HIV-infected patients have a greater prevalence of dyslipidemia, earlier incidence and progression of atherosclerosis, and a nearly twofold increased risk for myocardial infarction compared with those not infected with HIV….
